“If you know someone who wants to smell like a vagina, become a Scottish lord, or create a replica of any consenting penis, it’s the perfect place to shop.”— Andrew Nguyen, thecut.com
“I spent $1,279 of The Atlantic’s money on creams, crystals, and a vibrator from Gwyneth Paltrow’s wellness empire. Things got weird.”— Amanda Mull, theatlantic.com
“Goop’s ethic was this: that having beautiful things sometimes costs money; finding beautiful things was sometimes a result of an immense privilege; but a lack of that privilege didn’t mean you shouldn’t have those things.”— Taffy Brodesser-Akner, nytimes.com
“Spend a little time in the wellness world, and it seems like everyone has an official diagnosis.”— Amy Larocca, thecut.com
“Maybe I’d just buy a few, maybe just the $40 probiotic mist to balance and restore my facial microbiome.”— Amy Larocca, thecut.com
“It used to be a butcher, a baker, and a hardware store. Now it’s SoulCycle, Juice Press, and a meditation place.”— Cristina Greeven, thecut.com
“Rich and beautiful people don’t just go to nicer places, their organs work better.”— Amy Larocca, thecut.com